Concord Law School

Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Accredited Member Distance Education and Training Council

Calendar Type

4 starts per year for first-year students | 2 starts per year for upper- division students (for JD and EJD programs) | 3 starts per year for LLM program

Credit Transfer

Concord accepts transfer credits from most law schools, JD or EJD program must complete at least one half of the program, which means JD program must complete at least 2 years of study at Concord and EJD program must complete at least 36 units at Concord. There is no credit transfer policy is offered for LLM program. Transfer credits are subject to review by the Associate Dean of the Executive JDsm program.

About

Bringing the Best Legal Minds to you:

The Concord Law School is a part of Kaplan University. It is a premier provider of online education in legal studies. Since the opening of its virtual doors in 1998, the school has assisted more than 1000 graduates to earn their Juris Doctor (JD) and Executive Juris DoctorSM (EJD) degrees.

The merger of Concord Law School in the Kaplan University happened in 2007. The school bears the honor of being first law school to be a part of regionally accredited institution of higher education.

Concord Law School provides some of the best legal minds to its students through innovative and flexible procedures. This enables the students to earn law degrees by avoiding the constraints of geographic location and timing.

Part time, convenient law degree programs:

The concord’s law programs foster a way of new developments and ideas. The school welcomes those students who are working adults, bear the responsibilities of their families and are unable to continue the law programs owing to their geographic locations.

The student diversity at Concord Law School consists of highly qualified and motivated individuals. Many graduates who join the Concord Law School belong to the prestigious institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Yale and University of California at Berkeley.

Exclusive traits of Concord Law School:

Following are some of the traits possessed by the school which become a source of attraction for the students.

Accessible, well-grounded faculty members having real-world experiences of law practice.

Interactive and supportive law programs with advisors and professors showing commitment to the student success.

Various learning formats that include:

Video lectures from recognized experts.

Live online classes that foster supportive, stimulating and engaging community.

Comprehensive response and feedback.

Individual tutoring.

Online library that can be accessed 24/7. The library contains all the resources required to earn a law degree.

A strong JD degree program for those who are interested in law practice.

An EJDSM Degree program for those who wish to continue their careers with legal education but do not show interest in law practice.

A focused and practical LLM program meant for enhancing the knowledge and skills required to resolve the legal issues that confront small businesses.

Accreditations:

Accreditation is an honor or recognition which is granted to an institution if it meets or exceeds the standard criteria of delivering quality education.

Following are the purposes of accreditations:

Assessing the quality of education provided by an institution.

Assuring the consistency in the operations of an institution.

Promoting improvements in the institution.

Provision of public accountability.

Students get multiple assurances by accreditations of institutions.

Students get assurance that the institution is financially stable.

Students get assurance that the institution offers approved and accredited study programs.

Students get assurance that institutions truthfully advertise the courses.

The Concord Law School bears the honor of being accredited by the following.

Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).

The school is a part of Kaplan University and Kaplan University is majorly accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and it is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

The Concord Law School is also registered with California Committee of Bar Examiners.

Concord’s Distance-Learning Environment:

Distance learning makes it affordable and accessible for the students to get legal education. It also fosters an environment of individualized leaning.

The distance learning environment offered by the Concord Law School is inspirational for the students because the students get access to the experts in the field. A bond is created between professors and students owing to the regular Emails. The students also develop a bond between themselves through discussions in chat-rooms, discussion boards, instant messaging etc.

The online learning environment of the school is performance driven where students focus on their own achievements and assignments. The course content is structured in way to encourage the effective learning of the students and the students get support required for grabbing success.

The students who pursue the law degree from Concord Law School belong to different ethnic regions. They join the school from 50 U.S states and 13 countries.

Bar pass rate:

From 2003 to July 2011, about 757 graduates took part in California Bar exam. However, 273 candidates passed the exam leading to a passing rate of 36%.

Careers

Law school graduates with different bacjgrounds can move into their respective fields, here are a few examples: